Your Insert Credit panel faces parrying mechanics, Elden Ring Nightreign’s AMV theme and sexy bird men, and Hotel Rwanda but with Mario. Plus, a sneak peek at an unreleased Famicom game!

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SHOW NOTES:

1: What makes a game edgy? (03:49)

2: How do you feel about critical hit systems in games? (10:21)

3: Ash Parrish asks, pro- or anti-parrying? (17:14)

4: What would JRPGs look like from other European countries? (23:37 )

5: Magnanimus asks, what’s the best game on the Wikipedia page “List of games notable for negative reception?” (30:41)

6: Which video game character do you think the most actual human people have been named after? (36:49)

7: Create a definitive ranking of the five best Pac-Man games (40:59)

8: If your dog or cat suddenly became a human being, what video games do you think they’d be into? (45:43)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - JAV Titles (51:47)

Credit Report (01:03:40)

Recommendations and Outro (01:07:00):

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Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.